HELP!! My Cig Lighter Does Not Work!

**Cheekz185** · 07-28-2005, 10:03 PM

OK so I bought a 140W AC-DC cigarette lighter adapter from RadioShack. I was going to use it to plug in my laptop. So I hooked everything up and i started driving and after 10 min the adapter stopped charging my laptop. There is a little green light on the AC-DC adapter and when it is getting power it lights up so after 10 minutes that light went out. SO i was like OK thats really weird. SO the DUMBASS that i am i decided to plug it into the bottom cig lighter (cuz there are 2 one for the cig lighter and another for whatever) and after a half hour it did the same thing!. I tried pluging other things into the cig lighter and nothing. Doesnt heat up the cig lighter.

SO here is what i did....I checked the fuses in the fuse panel and they are all good! Every one it still working. I checked them all. I also checked under my hood and found nothing.

What can i do to fix this?

**Batmanatthenewb** · 07-28-2005, 10:18 PM

Try it in a different car and see if you have the same results. If not, the problem is in your car. If the problem still happens, there is a problem with the inverter.

Batman

**Cheekz185** · 07-28-2005, 10:20 PM

It is my car, cuz nothing works when i plug anything into my cig lighter, not the inverter. Inverter doesnt even power any more. I just tried changing the fuses but nothing....

**Wiredwrx** · 07-28-2005, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by Cheekz185

It is my car, cuz nothing works when i plug anything into my cig lighter, not the inverter. Inverter doesnt even power any more. I just tried changing the fuses but nothing....

Hope you didn't burn up any fusible links. You should check to see if your car has them.

Michael

**jjh221** · 07-28-2005, 10:43 PM

have you tried turning the key?

dont know much about them but if were me id take it out of your dash or where ever and have a look see and maybe buy a new one?

Originally Posted by Wiredwrx

Hope you didn't burn up any fusible links. You should check to see if your car has them.

Michael

oh yeah inline fuses? is that what ya mean. I never thought of that.
Just take the car back, say its defective.

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holly blasting caps batman, your back!
Ok im off to bed
night

**Cheekz185** · 07-28-2005, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Wiredwrx

Hope you didn't burn up any fusible links. You should check to see if your car has them.

Michael

What are fusible links, and where would they be

**markopolo311** · 07-28-2005, 10:59 PM

an inline fuse holder?

could look like this?

https://secure1.nexternal.com/ae/images/90-811.jpg

just follow the wire that the powers the cigarette lighter socket

**kevinlekiller** · 07-28-2005, 11:05 PM

12 amps on a Im guessing 10 amps cigarette lighter = blown fuse.

Check the fuse box and see if the fuse is burnt. Next time hardwire it to the battery.

**Cheekz185** · 07-28-2005, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by markopolo311

an inline fuse holder?

could look like this?

https://secure1.nexternal.com/ae/images/90-811.jpg

just follow the wire that the powers the cigarette lighter socket

But why would there be 2 fuses on the same line?

**Cheekz185** · 07-28-2005, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by kevinlekiller

12 amps on a Im guessing 10 amps cigarette lighter = blown fuse.

Check the fuse box and see if the fuse is burnt. Next time hardwire it to the battery.

it is a 15amp line